HMS New Zealand

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Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS New Zealand.

• The first New Zealand was a battleship launched in 1904, renamed Zealandia in 1911 to free the name for the new battlecruiser, and sold in 1921

• The second New Zealand was a battlecruiser paid for by the Dominion of New Zealand and launched in 1911, which saw action in the Falklands and the Battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland. She sold in 1922.

• A 45,000 ton Malta class aircraft carrier was to have been the third New Zealand. She was cancelled in December 1946 while under construction at Cammell Laird.